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    Unconventional polarization fatigue in van der Waals layered ferroelectric ionic conductor CuInP2S6

    Recent progress in two-dimensional ferroelectrics greatly expands the versatility and tunability in van der Waals heterostructure based electronics. However, the switching endurance issue that widely plagues c...

    Ziwen Zhou, Shun Wang, Zhou Zhou, Yiqi Hu, Qiankun Li, **shuo Xue in Nature Communications (2023)

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    Genome-wide association study of lung adenocarcinoma in East Asia and comparison with a European population

    Lung adenocarcinoma is the most common type of lung cancer. Known risk variants explain only a small fraction of lung adenocarcinoma heritability. Here, we conducted a two-stage genome-wide association study o...

    Jianxin Shi, Kouya Shiraishi, Jiyeon Choi, Keitaro Matsuo in Nature Communications (2023)

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    Effect of end-stage kidney disease on the return of spontaneous circulation in Taiwanese adults with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

    Rescuing patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), especially those with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), is challenging. This study hypothesizes that OHCA patients with ESKD undergoing maintenance ...

    Ming-Shun Hsieh, Amrita Chattopadhyay, Tzu-Pin Lu, Shu-Hui Liao in Scientific Reports (2023)

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    A ring-like accretion structure in M87 connecting its black hole and jet

    The nearby radio galaxy M87 is a prime target for studying black hole accretion and jet formation1,2. Event Horizon Telescope observations of M87 in 2017, at a wavelength of 1.3 mm, revealed a ring-like structure...

    Ru-Sen Lu, Keiichi Asada, Thomas P. Krichbaum, Jongho Park, Fumie Tazaki in Nature (2023)

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    Therapeutic effects of Low intensity extracorporeal low energy shock wave therapy (LiESWT) on stress urinary incontinence

    This study aimed to evaluate the therapeutic effects of Low intensity extracorporeal low energy shock wave therapy (LiESWT) on stress urinary incontinence (SUI). The investigation was a single-arm, open-label,...

    Cheng-Yu Long, Kun-Ling Lin, Yung-Chin Lee, Shu-Mien Chuang in Scientific Reports (2020)

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    Rapid single-wavelength lightsheet localization microscopy for clarified tissue

    Optical super-resolution microscopy allows nanoscale imaging of protein molecules in intact biological tissues. However, it is still challenging to perform large volume super-resolution imaging for entire anim...

    Li-An Chu, Chieh-Han Lu, Shun-Min Yang, Yen-Ting Liu in Nature Communications (2019)

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    Macro- and Microscopic Analyses of Anatomical Structures of Chinese Gallnuts and Their Functional Adaptation

    The galls induced by Schlechtendaia chinensis, Schlechtendaia peitan and Nurudea shiraii on Rhus chinensis and gall induced by Kaburagia rhusicola rhusicola on Rhus potaninii Maxim. are the largest plant galls an...

    Qin Lu, Hang Chen, Chao Wang, Zi-xiang Yang, Pin Lü, Ming-shun Chen in Scientific Reports (2019)

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    Effect of Statins on Renal Function in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

    Dyslipidemia is associated with glomerular injury. However, the effect of statins on chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression remains controversial. We aimed to investigate the efficacy of statins for renal pr...

    **-Jen Hu, Mei-Yi Wu, Tsu-Chen Lin, Tzu-Ting Chen, Yun-Chun Wu in Scientific Reports (2018)

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    Twins methods quantitatively explore the genetic impact on children and adolescents brain gray matter volume

    The gray matter volumes of 58 pairs of twins ranging in age from 12 to 18 were measured by MRI to explore the genetic and environmental impacts on gray matter volume in twin children and adolescents. By means ...

    **ao-Lu Chen, **ao-Wei Zhang, **ao Hou, **ao Li, **ng-Shun Ma in Scientific Reports (2017)

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    An iron detection system determines bacterial swarming initiation and biofilm formation

    Iron availability affects swarming and biofilm formation in various bacterial species. However, how bacteria sense iron and coordinate swarming and biofilm formation remains unclear. Using Serratia marcescens as ...

    Chuan-Sheng Lin, Yu-Huan Tsai, Chih-Jung Chang, Shun-Fu Tseng in Scientific Reports (2016)

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    Black Phosphorus Based Field Effect Transistors with Simultaneously Achieved Near Ideal Subthreshold Swing and High Hole Mobility at Room Temperature

    Black phosphorus (BP) has emerged as a promising two-dimensional (2D) material for next generation transistor applications due to its superior carrier transport properties. Among other issues, achieving reduce...

    **nke Liu, Kah-Wee Ang, Wenjie Yu, Jiazhu He, Xuewei Feng, Qiang Liu in Scientific Reports (2016)

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    Signatures of the Adler–Bell–Jackiw chiral anomaly in a Weyl fermion semimetal

    Weyl semimetals provide the realization of Weyl fermions in solid-state physics. Among all the physical phenomena that are enabled by Weyl semimetals, the chiral anomaly is the most unusual one. Here, we repor...

    Cheng-Long Zhang, Su-Yang Xu, Ilya Belopolski, Zhujun Yuan in Nature Communications (2016)